St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-13
WITH THE CHILDREN.
Bright Fancies and Odd Speeches
of the Little Ones.

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MAKING SURE OF HIS IDENTITY.
Phiadelph Call.
Not many weeks since little girl re-
ceived visit from an uncle she had
never before seen, but had heard much
about. He was known to her as ''Uncle
Benny" At the close of her customary
evening prayer she said: "Dod bless
mamma, papa and Tommy and Uncle
Benny" then, after pause, she added
bod, his other name is Hopkins !"-
SPARKS FROM LITTLE ADELAIDE'S
BRAIN.
American Magazine.
An influx of ''Over-Sunday'' visitors
having filled eight seats at Adelaide
table with young men, she refused to
eat. Being questioned, the fourteen
year-Old mite replies: II am not at all
pleased at such crowd of men being
sent here. They take away my appe-
tite. (She seems likely to survive.)
Papa to Adelaide (whOSe mamma is
away for few days: 1--WE miss
mamma awfully, don't we, Adelaide?'
papa; probably you do, but she fuses
A young lady to whom Adelaide was
much attached bore the name of Grace.
Hearing it for few times, the young
creature commented: mamma, isn't
Grace a serious name? 1t makes me
think of prayer"
AT another time strange child was
introduced to the tiny hostess with in
functions as to his entertainment.
With a superb dignity the suggestions
were checked by: MY dear, l have
played with children all my life"
A YOUNG ANARCHIST.
Boston Transcript.
1t sounds little bit irreverent, but as
it was told by highly esteemed clergy
man, and in Sunday school, too. it is
presumably tellable in print. A little
girl walking in the public garden on
Sunday with her mother. began to play
upon the grass and was instantly re-
stained, to her chagrin.
''Why can't l run on the grass,
mammal" she exclaimed.
you go off if you do. Don't you see the
policeman over there? Besides, it is
Sunday, and God doesn't want you to
play"
''Oh, DEAR" said the little girl, ''if it
wasn't for the policeman and God, what
nice times we could have"
ANNOUNCED FROM HEADQUARTERS.
st. Louis Spectator
A little girl of six. the daughter of a
friend of mine, did a precOcious and
amusing thing the other day. She is
possessed of a fiery head of hair. Get
ting into street car with her mother.
she noticed the glances of the passen-
gers and their evident amusement as
the same thought occurred to them.
Climbing on the seat she looked up and
down the street, finally eXclaiming as
her eye rested on the object it sought:
''Oh, mamma, there's white horse"
the laugh that went around the car
showed that the passengers appreciated
the little ones quick perception.
THE MAIN POINT WILDLY INDICATED.
Syracuse Herald.
A little Sunday school girl, whose les
son had been about the story of the fiery
furnace, was telling her mother about
it. And, mamma" she said, ''that
naughty king heated an oven just as
hot as he could get it. put three good
men in, and they wouldn't cook Bit"
GRAPHIC BUT UNTIMELY.
Cold Water (Mich.) Life.
A certain Sunday-school superintend-
ent goes to see little Clara's big sister
quite often.
''Children,' said he to the school last
Sunday, 1--WE are told in your leaflets to-
day to love the Lord. Do you know
what love is?''
Its when you hug my sister in the
parlOr, SIR" spoke up Clara from the
front row.
RUTH INVITES THE LIBERAL HAND.
Detroit Free Press.
Little Ruth sat at table and heard each
remark made as the plates were passed.
One wanted ''small piece" Another,
"a very little" etc. When it came to
her turn, she reached her plate out
eagerly towards the coveted food.
''I'll take too much, if 200 peaSe, pa
pa" she said with naive sincerity.
NO PARTNER WANTED.
Philadelphia News.
Little Cora was walking with her
auntie and finishing a huge banana,
when they encountered peanut stand.
Of course she wanted some. ''NO, you
can't have any peanuts" said her
auntie, ''fOr you've just had a banana"
Eyes, but L do want sOme," insisted
Miss Cora. ''Well, Cora" said her
aunt, ''we can't always have everything
we want" ''Well, Pm not 'we.'"
Boston Herald.
Mary to Alice-Your doll looks very
poorly. What ails it?
Alice-It frets a good deal. Alfred
knocked out one of its eyes last week,
and it lost a great deal of sawduSt, and
hasn't bein the same doll since.
RULERS OF KINGS.
st. Petersburg Letter.
An amusing anecdOte comes from FIRE.
lin Denmark, the temporary res
idence of the Russian imperial family.
Two of the cars children, who are laid
up with measles, refused to take the
phySic prescribed for them. The at
PENDANTS insisted in vain. The young
people were not to be persuaded. At
last the car was sent for, and finding
that kind words were of no avail, he
began to scOld. Even that did not sue
coed. so turning to the nurse. the car
said: Il can do 10 more, and yet just
think that millions of subjects obey me,
while these striplings set me at de-
fiance."
AN AMENDMENT.
Hartford Post.
The pastor of one of the churches told
4 good story from his own family yes
terday. One of his little ones was very
much interested in the story of Elisha, |
the bad small boy and the she bear, as
read by his mother. After moments |
thought, he said: Il wouldn't have |
said so to Elisha, would [, mamma? L |
would have said: please go up, tEOu |
)ald head"
BLOOD WILL TELL.
Charlie, age eight. brought home
sinking yellow pup, bOw-legged, droop-
ng-tailed and shamefaced. He cared
or it tenderly. fixed dry-goOds box in
he back yard for kennel. and on every
possible occasion exhibited the animal
proudly. His sister Ella, age eighteen,
asked him facetiously:
''Where did you get that dog?"
II bought him from man for %
,ents," with the pride of ownership.
''Mercy! The idea of paying p cents
for that horrible beaSt: